The Oxford Encyclopedia of Brazilian History and Culture brings together specialists from around Latin America, Europe, and the United States in 115 long-form essays ranging from the nation's prehistory until the beginning of the 21st century. The collection features original research on the history and legacies of slavery, political history, international relations, economic history, social history, cultural history and more, with special attention paid to the arts and sciences. The encyclopedia is divided into four large chronological sections: the precolonial and long colonial periods, the short imperial period, and the republican period that continues to the present day. It also seeks to reinvent the historiographical tradition by securing the participation of historians from across generations whose contributions compare themes and models of interpretation that correspond to specific phases of historical research. Written in clear explanatory prose and incorporating the latest research, the encyclopedia's articles offer a marvelous narrative that will be of use to scholars, students, and the general reader.

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Topical Outline of Articles Articles in the encyclopedia are organized alphabetically. Articles in this outline are arranged under the following headings: Precolonial History Indigenous Societies in Brazil before the European Arrival Pre-Columbian Earth Builders of the Amazon Colonial Brazil, 1500-1822 Africans in Brazil and Afro-Brazilian Religion and Culture Atlantic Sugar Trade in 17th-Century Brazil Cartography in the Administration of Portuguese America from the 16th to 18th Centuries Colonial Elites: Planters and Land Nobility in 17th- and 18th-Century Brazil Color and Race in Portuguese America, 1640-1750 Dutch in Brazil, 1624-1654 Ecclesiastical Geography of Colonial Brazil Economy during the Colonial Period Empire in the Tropics, 1808-1821: A Historiographical Overview Frontier, Backlands, and Indigenous Presence in Colonial São Paulo Gender and Sexuality in Colonial Brazil Indigenous Peoples and the Portuguese Crown in the 17th and 18th Centuries Justice and Society in Colonial Brazil during the 17th and 18th Centuries Labor, Territory, and Economy in the Colonial North Palmares and Zumbi: Quilombo Resistance to Colonial Slavery Popular Religion in Colonial Brazil Revolt of the Enteados and Tailors in Bahia, 1798 Slavery and Its Economic Structures in Colonial Brazil Sugar and the Formation of Colonial Brazil Traders in Colonial Brazil: Origins, Strategies, and Networks Women and the Catholic Church in Colonial Brazil Imperial Brazil, 1822-1889 Abolition of the African Slave Trade in Brazil Balaiada War, 1838-1841 Beyond Slavery: Abolition and Post-abolition Brazil Black Intellectuals in 19th-Century Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Cabanagem in Pará, 1835-1840 Capoeira: From Slave Combat Game to Global Martial Art Carnival: Toward a History Coffee and the Formation of Modern Brazil, 1860-1914 Cultural Institutions of the Brazilian Empire Enslaved and Free Workers and the Growth of the Working Class in Brazil Free Afro-Brazilians in the 19th Century Gender and Sexuality in Brazil since Independence Historiography of Brazil in the 19th Century Immigration and the Historical Formation of Brazil Independence: Change and Continuity Insurgent Pernambuco: From the Cabanos War (1832-1835) to the Praieira Revolution of 1848 National Identity in Brazil and the Paraguayan War Native Brazilians under the Monarchy in Brazil Paraguayan War and Brazil: Conflicts and Interests Popular Revolts in the Empire of Brazil Rio de Janeiro: A Sociocultural History Sabinada Rebellion Sexuality and Black Magic in Brazil Slave Revolts Slavery and International Relations in 19th-Century Brazil Slavery, Race, and the Construction of the Imperial Order Visions of the Nation in Imperial Brazil: Arts and Celebrations Republic of Brazil, Dictatorship, and Military Government, 1889-1985 Amazon Development Architecture in 20th-Century Brazil Artistic Vanguards in Brazil, 1917-1967 Artistic Vanguards in Brazil, 1952-1990 Authoritarian Urbanism in the Era of Mass Eradication in Rio de Janeiro, 1960s and 1970s Black Associational Politics in 20th-Century Brazil Brasilia: Relocating Brazil's Capital Inland Cangaço and Cangaceiros: Rural Banditry in the Brazilian Northeast Carmen Miranda: Race, Gender, and Camp Culture Cinema and Moviegoing in Brazil Contemporary Art in Brazil, 1960s and 1970s: Forging the